"My father never spoke to you about them?"
"Once he spoke to me; he said I was not to tell or speak of them to any one, or even to him."
"Do you know any of these people?"
He gave the lists to Wassaquam, who studied them through attentively, holding them to the lamp.
"No, Alan."
"Have you ever heard any of their names before?"
"That may be. I do not know. They are common names."
"Do you know the places?"
"Yes—the places. They are lake ports or little villages on the lakes. I have been in most of them, Alan. Emmet County, Alan, I came from there. Henry comes from there too."
"Henry Spearman?"